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The pandemic shows the urgency of reforming care for the elderly

Most people should be helped at home as they age

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The Americas

Mexico’s emigrants in America are ageing

That is a challenge for the places they left behind

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Books & arts

Two books penetrate the mystery and evoke the tragedy of Tibet

Barbara Demick and Benno Weiner lift the veil on China’s remote, turbulent fringe

Europe

The Greece of dreams—and nightmares

Hellenophiles have long bemoaned the influx of mass tourism. With covid-19, Greece faces the opposite problem

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Books & arts

Johnson: The shadowlands of language

“Irregardless” is part of a penumbra of unorthodox English words

Daily chart

Week in charts: All aboard for Mars

Rethinking economics • Europe’s deal, America’s disunity • Midwestern heft • Tanzania’s book-cooking

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Prospero

A fascinating history of the conduct and impact of the tea trade

Andrew Liu illuminates the role of British actors, but is most interested in the Chinese and Indian industries

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Free money: When government spending knows no limits

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Science & technology

Is there life on Mars?

Europe

The EU’s leaders have agreed on a €750bn covid-19 recovery package

Leaders

With oil cheap, Arab states cannot balance their books

Graphic detail

Empty stadiums have shrunk football teams’ home advantage

Officiating bias disappears without fans, but clubs still play better at home

Podcasts

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In context: China v America

Leaders

Trade without trust

The West still has to find a way to do business with Chinese firms

Briefing

America’s war on Huawei nears its endgame

In Europe, however, there exists a mixed response to the Chinese telecoms-equipment giant

Europe

Angela Merkel’s soft China stance is challenged at home

China

A Sino-American bond, forged by Chinese students, is in peril

Special report: The Midwest

A region with outsized punch

America’s Midwest matters out of proportion to its size, says Adam Roberts

The urban prairie

For the region to prosper, its bigger cities must flourish

Separate, downtrodden

The region has particular problems with segregation and policing

America’s Mittelstand

Advanced manufacturing can thrive, as Grand Rapids shows

From rustbelt to brainbelt

How higher education can drive prosperity

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